CLIFTON PARK — Several area athletes earned state-meet spots Friday on the second and final day of competition at the Section II State Qualifier at Shenendehowa High School.
Johnstown’s Sebastian Mills, Mayfield-Northville’s Madison Relyea, Amsterdam’s Gabby Stanavich and Broadalbin-Perth’s Niko Mancini all qualified for next weekend’s New York State Public High School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships at Middletown High School.
Mills, a senior, won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in Division II (small-school) with a time of 10:10.15, while Relyea, a sophomore, won the 1,500 meters with a school-record time of 4:45.02. It will be Relyea’s third trip to the states this school year, having also qualified in cross country and nordic skiing.
Stanavich, a senior, won the Division I (large-school) 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.70 seconds. She also won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles Thursday to qualify for states in both events.
Mancini, a senior, won the Division II pentathlon with a total of 3,100 points.
Several other area competitors posted strong showings Friday.
Amsterdam’s Charli Beekman was third in the girls Division I 100-meter dash with a time of 12.69 seconds, while Fort Plain-Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville’s Mekhi Lanier (11.47 seconds) was fourth in the boys Division II 100-meter dash.
Mayfield was third in the girls Division II 4 x 800 relay as the team of Taryn LaFontaine, Delaney LaFontaine, Kira Williams and Relyea posted a school-record time of 10:09.02. Williams also was eighth in the girls Division II 2,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:27.12.
Johnstown was fourth in the girls Division II 1,600 relay as the team of Jenna Thompson, Talia Anderson, Mollly Lake and Abigail Gottung posted a time of 4:13.44.
Mayfield-Northville’s Samantha Kent was fifth in the Division II discus with a throw of 89-11, while Gloversville’s Macey Salvione (13-11) was ninth in the girls Division I long jump. She also placed ninth in the Division I triple jump with a leap of 32-1/2.
In the girls Division II pole vault, Broadalbin-Perth’s Ava Tyler (10-0) was third, while Mayfield-Northville’s Jordan Miller failed to clear the starting height.
Galway’s Holden Decker was third in the boys Division II 1,600 meters with a time of 4:36.95.
In the boys Division II 1,600 relay, Johnstown was second as the team of Mills, Nolan Hayes, Trey Stover and Matthew Boyle posted a time of 3:33.71.
Johnstown placed seventh in the boys 400 relay in Division II as the team of Evan White, Boyle, Ryan O’Connor and Stover recorded a time of 46.18 seconds.
Galway’s Rachel Wnuk was fifth in the girls Division II 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.94 seconds. Wnuk also placed fourth in the Division II high jump with a leap of 4-10.
In the girls Division II long jump, Broadalbin-Perth’s Hailey Parrotti (16-3 3/4) was fifth, Fonda-Fultonville’s Emilia Vardai-Davidson (15-7 1/2) was eighth and Mayfield’s Mikayla Myers (15-5 3/4) was 10th.
Parrotti also was third in the girls Division II triple jump with a leap of 34-6 3/4. Myers (32-7) was seventh and Vardai-Davidson (32-3 1/2) was eighth.
Amsterdam’s Jackie Stanavich was second in the girls Division I pentathlon with a total of 2,806 points, while Broadalbin-Perth’s Gabrielle Larsen was eighth in the girls Division II pentathlon with a total of 1,955 points.
Several other area athletes earned state-meet spots Thursday.
Amsterdam’s Lauren Santiago and Stanavich, Broadalbin-Perth’s Sean Meher and John Coddington and Canajoharie’s Marcus Johnson and Andrew Ferguson all picked up state-meet berths on the first day of the state qualifier.
Stanavich will compete in the girls Division I 400-meter intermediate hurdles for the first time at the state meet after winning the event Thursday with a time of 1:05.00.
Santiago will be making her second-straight state meet appearance in the girls Division I 400 meters after winning Thursday with a time of 57.12.
Meher won the boys Division II triple jump and will compete at the state meet for a second-straight time, while Coddington finished second in the Division II boys shot put, but he hit the state-qualifying distance at the Section II Group 3 Championships with a throw of 51-11.
Ferguson and Johnson will be making their first trip to states after earning qualifying berths in the boys Division II 400-meter intermediate hurdles.
Section II State Qualifier
at Shenendehowa High School
DIVISION I
Boys
100: 1. Trebor Davis (Schenectady), 10.97; 2. Xavier Leigh (Troy), 10.98; 3. Jeremiah Davis (Schenectady), 11.12.
200: 1. Colin Tower (Shenendehowa), 22.54; 2. Loxie Shaw (Mohonasen), 22.55; 3. Kaleb Fretto (Mohonasen), 22.78.
110 Hurdles: 1. Corey Anderson (Schenectady), 14.29; 2. Cristian Hubbard (Colonie), 14.79; 3. Josiah Kemp (Colonie), 14.93.
1,600: 1, Ben Guerin (Ballston Spa), 4:21.77; 2. Matt Cavaliere (Bethlehem), 4:21.90.
3,000 Steeplechase: 1. Sean O’Brien (Guilderland), 9:42.16; 2. Gregory Langone (Shenendehowa), 9:51.16; 3. Tyler Berg (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), 9:52.03.
400 Relay: 1. Colonie (Fabien DeSilva, Shai Young, Cristian Hubbard, Michael Hermance), 42.21; 2. Schenectady, 42.29; 3. Guilderland, 42.96.
1,600 Relay: 1. Guilderland (Life Nieves, Brad Igweike, Nicholas Soldevere, Noah Tindale), 3:22.99; 2. Colonie, 3;28.55; 3. Shenendehowa, 3:29.15.
3,200 Relay: 1. Shenendehowa (Alex Hislop, Nolan Hickey, Odin Schaepkens, Aidan Hickey), 7:50.46; 2. Guilderland, 7;51.42; 3. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 7:52.70.
Pentathlon: 1. Ashton Capone (Saratoga Springs), 2,940; 2. Brett Morse (Saratoga Springs), 2,922; 3. Micah Koehler (Shaker), 2,751.
Girls
100: 1. Kaleigh West (Niskayuna), 12.41; 2. Syaira Liverpool (Albany), 12.67; 3. Charli Beekman (Amsterdam), 12.69.
200: 1. Lydia Ware (Averill Park), 25.48; 2. Sophia Morone (Averill Park), 25.54; 3. Zionna Perez-Tucker (Mohonasen), 26.33.
100 Hurdles: 1. Gabby Stanavich (Amsterdam), 14.70; 2. Erin Peters (Shenendehowa), 15.73; 3. Emma Caprood (Queensbury), 15.99.
1,500: 1. Rory Graham (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), 4:40.26; 2. Leonni Griffin (Shaker), 4:43.61; 3. Jamisen Vendetti (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), 4:49.83.
2,000 Steeplechase: 1, Kathryn Tenney (Colonie), 7:09.42; 2. Faith DeMars (Ballston Spa), 7:20.29; Madeleine Hesler (Niskayuna), 7:35.92.
400 Relay: 1. Niskayuna (Julia Doriski, Marissa Wise, Lindsey Matthews, Kaleigh West), 48.95; 2. Mohonasen, 49.70; 3. Averill Park, 49.99.
1,600 Relay: 1. Niskayuna (Lindsey Matthews, Zoe Harris, Marissa Wise, Kristina Koes), 3;54.96; 2. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 4:00.35; 3. Guilderland, 4:00.69.
3,200 Relay: 1. Shenendehowa (Hannah Belleville, Jada Dennis, Jade Dennis, Kara Sinnott), 9:11.90, 2. Saratoga Springs, 9:14.44; 3. Niskayuna, 9:32.91.
Long Jump: 1. Kristina Koes (Niskayuna), 17-3/4; 2. Samantha Tricozzi (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), 16-8 1/4; 3. Michaela Schaffer (Shenendehowa), 16-6 1/2.
Triple Jump: 1. Andraya Warner-Davis (Queensbury), 36-10 1/4; 2. Shakura Murray (Schenectady), 36-6 1/2; 3. Samantha Tricozzi (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), 35-11.
Shot Put: 1. Chidera Amameze (Shenendehowa), 39-8; 2. Madeleine Duchaussee (Saratoga Springs), 38-10 1/2; 3. Chidalu Anameze (Shenendehowa), 35-2 3/4.
Discus: 1. Chidalu Anameze (Shenendehowa), 128-7; 2. Chidera Anameza (Shenendehowa), 127-1; 3. Alana Holmes (Guilderland), 103-1.
High Jump: 1. Anna Evans (Saratoga Springs), 5-3; 2. Makiya Donnelly (Guilderland), 5-3; 3. Mia Belanger (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), 5-1.
Pole Vault: 1. Lena Calkins (Mohonasen), 11-3; 2. Emily Racana (Mohonasen), 11-0; 3. Jenny McLaughlin (Shenendehowa), 10-6.
Pentathlon: 1. Hailey Ballard (Queensbury), 2,993; 2. Jackie Stanavich (Amsterdam), 2,806; 3. Anna Jankovic (Averill Park), 2,517; 3. Megan Glanton (Averill Park), 2.517.
DIVISION II
Boys
100: 1. Hunter Edwards (Cobleskill-Richmondville), 11.11; 2. Colin Ratelle (Hoosic Valley), 11.30; 3. Baden Seabury (Ichabod Crane), 11.33.
200: 1. Jaylen Pritchett (Hudson Falls), 22.48; 2. Seth Roberts (Maple Hill), 22.85; 3. Colin Ratelle (Hoosic Valley), 23.40.
110 Hurdles: 1, Ahmad Praileau (Albany Academy), 15.21; 2. Bryan Jacobs (Maple Hill), 15.34; 3. Brian Bauer (Waterford), 15.37.
1,600: 1. Evan Ensslin (Voorheesville), 4:25.50; 2. Henry Goca (Rensselaer), 4:31.47; Holden Decker (Galway), 4:36.95.
3,000 Steeplechase: 1, Sebastian Mills (Johnstown), 10:10.75; 2. Harry Haworth (Albany Academy), 10:15.76; 3. Henry Goca (Rensselaer), 10:16.05.
400 Relay: 1. Stillwater (Dylan Moran, Nelan Sanchez, Luc Lescault, Joe Conti), 45.09; 2. Lansingburgh, 45.31; 3. Hudson Falls, 45.43.
1,600 Relay: 1. Hudson Falls (Xayn Studler-Morris, Ayden Saville, Connor Horrigan, Jaylen Pritchett), 3:33.38; 2. Johnstown, 3:33.71; 3. Ichabod Crane, 3:33.79.
3,200 Relay: 1. Scotia-Glenville (Ryan Bruce, Noah Greski, Josh Jeffes, Kyle Ostrander), 8:16.83; 2. Schalmont, 8;18.46; 3. Ichabod Crane, 8:37.17.
Pentathlon: 1. Niko Mancini (Broadalbin-Perth), 3,100; 2. Thatcher Deyoe (Maple Hill), 3,073; 3. Tyler Price (New Lebanon), 2,873.
Girls
100: 1. Mia D’Ambrosio (Schalmont), 11.89; 2. Ashlyn Chartier (Hoosic Valley), 12.94; 3. Tyina Thomas (Lansingburgh), 13.11.
200: 1. Mia D’Ambrosio (Schalmont), 24.47; 2. Amelia Canetto (Taconic Hills), 25.22; 3. Ashleigh Lacy (Hudson Falls), 25.35.
100 Hurdles: 1. Ama Boham (Ichabod Crane), 14.94; 2. Jeleina Jones (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk), 15.46; 3. Lucia D’Acchille (Greenwich), 15.47.
1,500: Madison Relyea (Mayfield-Northville), 4:45.02; 2. Nina Sgambelluri (Greenwich), 4:50.22; 3. Sage Luke (Scotia-Glenville), 5:00.38.
2,000 Steeplechase: 1. Brynne Wright (Greenwich), 7:13.49; 2. Tess Fitzmaurice (Greenville), 7:23.22; 3. Carolyn Burnell (Hoosic Valley), 7:32.93.
400 Relay: 1. Hudson Falls (Hayleigh Girard, Ashleigh Lacy, Emily Sherman, Kayleigh Lacy), 50.63; 2. Stillwater, 51.84; 3. Emma Willard, 52.15.
1,600 Relay: 1. Holy Names (Megan Bell, Elizabeth Harris, Claudia Vogel, Isabel Vogel), 4:08.62; 2. Taconic Hills, 4:10.34; 3. Stillwater, 4:11.13.
3,200 Relay: 1. Greenwich (Quinn Collins, Nina Sgambelluri, Emily Skiff, Brooke Wright), 9:38.52, 2. Holy Names, 10:05.33; 3. Mayfield, 10:09.02.
Long Jump: 1. Olivia Chamberlain (Cobleskill-Richmondville), 17-7; 2. Kelly Moran (Stillwater), 17-6 1/4; 3. Jaleina Jones (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk), 17-5 3/4.
Triple Jump: 1. Samantha Paul (Holy Names), 35-11; 2. Kelly Moran (Stillwater), 35-4 1/4; 3. Hailey Parrotti (Broadalbin-Perth), 34-6 3/4.
Shot Put: 1. Emma Haag (Cobleskill-Richmondville), 36-1 1/2; 2. Lindsay Robens (Mechanicville), 33-8 1/2; 3. Victoria Jarosz (Hoosic Valley), 32-2.
Discus: 1. Allie Ryder (New Lebanon), 109-5; 2. Lindsey Robens (Mechanicville), 10-7-5; 3. Emma Haag (Cobleskill-Richmondville), 107-4.
High Jump: 1. Emma Pearsall (Maple Hill), 5-1; 2. Julia Zacher (Albany Academy), 5-0; 2. Alyssa Spezio (Greenwich), 4-10.
Pole Vault: 1. Paige Brinsko (Stillwater), 10-3; 2. Emily Schaeffer (Duanesburg), 10-3; 3. Ava Tyler (Broadalbin-Perth), 10-0.
Pentathlon: 1. Zoe Eggleston (Whitehall), 2,724; 2. Julia Pugliese (Maple Hill), 2, 706; 3. Hannah Ragule (Cohoes), 2.652.
